Southeast Elem School

Southeast Elem School, an intimate elementary campus in Evergreen Park, Illinois, overseen by Evergreen Park ESD 124, caters to 303 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 20% leaner than typical.

Evergreen Park ESD 124 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,735 students. Southeast Elem School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Southeast Elem School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 29% Black, 22% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Southeast Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Southeast Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Southeast Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Southeast Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Evergreen Park High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southeast Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.8%.

Southeast Elem School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southeast Elem School has changed only slightly, going from 303 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 22% across the same window.

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